Prince Philip joins Queen for Trooping of the Colour

Over 1,600 soldiers parade for The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, as they
attend the Trooping of the Colour at Horse Guards Parade.

4:01PM BST 16 Jun 2012

It was Prince Philip’s first major official engagement since leaving hospital, where he had been treated after falling ill with a bladder infection shortly before the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert, on June 4.

Prince Philip and the Queen rode in a vintage carriage from the Buckingham Palace along The Mall to Horse Guards Parade in central London for the ceremony.

More than 1,600 officers and soldiers were taking part in the traditional display of military pageantry.

On horseback were the Duke of Cambridge, who is Colonel of the Irish Guards, the Prince of Wales, who is Colonel of the Welsh Guards, the Princess Royal, Colonel of the Blues and Royals, and the Duke of Kent, Colonel of the Scots Guards.

The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince Harry and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled to the ceremony in a horse-drawn carriage.